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<br /> <br />City Council Minutes <br />March 3, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 6 of 8 <br />Mr. Portner outlined the origins of the history of the buildings and the Commission. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wagner stated that the process of passing the Active Elk River plan cost her some <br />relationships and not seeing an immediate success was hard. She believes the Furniture and Things <br />Community Event Center and Multipurpose Facility Advisory Commission are now on the right track. <br /> <br />The Council decided to ask the Commission for their opinion during their annual combined meeting <br />with the City Council on April 7, 2025. <br /> <br />The Council requested that Ms. Harstad make a regular report to the council in person or as part of <br />the packet on what is happening at the Furniture and Things Community Event Center. <br /> <br />Councilmember Grupa asked Ms. Harstad if there was anything the commission could help her with. <br />Ms. Harstad stated that her focus is on making the user's experience positive. She suggested maybe <br />there is a place for the commission but in a different format. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz added that the worst thing is to put people on a commission and waste their time. <br /> <br /> 11.4 Discuss Potential Commuter Rail Closure <br /> Mr. Portner asked the Council if they would like him to draft a letter regarding the potential closure of <br />the commuter rail. The Council stated they would be in favor of converting to bus transit and asked Mr. <br />Portner to create a letter on their behalf. Mayor Dietz confirmed that the city would have no financial <br />liability with the closure of the rail line. <br /> <br />12. MOTION TO ADJOURN WORK SESSION <br /> Moved by Councilmember Calva and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to adjourn the <br />work session. Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. <br /> <br />13. CLOSED MEETING - PID 75-00134-2200 AND 75-00134-2301 <br /> Council Present: Mayor John Dietz, Councilmembers Cory Grupa, J. Brian Calva, Mike Beyer, and <br />Jennifer Wagner <br /> <br />Staff Present: Economic Development Director Brent O'Neil, Fire Chief Mark Dickinson, Deputy Chief <br />of Training and Logistics Casey Neumann, Assistant Fire Chief of Operations Joe Libor, Jr, Assistant <br />City Administrator/Business Services Director Joe Stremcha, City Administrator Cal Portner, and <br />Records Specialist Katie Porath <br /> <br />Others Present: Brooke Jacobson and Quinn Hutson from CNH Architects <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz read the following statement: <br /> <br /> 13.1 Statement to be read by the Mayor: <br /> <br />"The City Council will be holding a closed meeting per MN Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(c)(5) to